Rain protective head gear



F. WIELANDT RAIN PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR Oct. 16, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheei 1 Fild June 1, 1954 ZNVENTQI? WITNEJS Oct. 16, 1956 F. WIELANDT 2,766,457 RAIN PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR Fil ed June 1, 1954 2 Sheets-Sfi ee t 2 United States PatentO RAIN PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR Friedrich'Wielandt,ILucerne, Switzerland Application June 1, I954, SeriziINo. 433,723

7 Claims. (CL 2-'177) The present inventionrelates to ahead gear affording protection .from rain, .and has the principal object of providing .a'head gear, which -in the operative .condition can .be .readily attached tothe head ofaperson, .and in the inoperative position can be "folded so as to occupy little space.

With this and other objects ,in view'Iprovide a head gear comprising in combination: a vfo'l'dable umbrella frame, .a..covering attached to .the said frame, attachment .means adapted to secure the said umbrella frame in the spread-out condition to the head of a person, the said umbrella frame including ribs, a flanged sleeve to which the said ribs are articulated at their inner ends, a cup shaped member having a bottom, .a fixed pivot pin projecting centrally .upwardfrom the bottom thereof and having a plurality of spaced apart slots on the upper rim portion .thereof, .the said ribs passing star-shape throughand being bent downwardly immediately outside slots of the said slotted rim and resting in collapsed position .on .the lower wall portions of the .said slots, the saidsleeve being mounted on thesaid pivot pin shiftable up and :down thereon, the said sleeve .vvhenmoved downwardly carrying with it the .inner ends of said ribs and turning the said ribs about the lower wall portions of the saidslots in the .rim of said cupshaped member their fulcrums and this opening .the .umbrella frame.

A rosette may be fixed concentrically to the free end of 'the said sleeve and covering the saidcup shapedmemher in the spread-out position of the said umbrella ribs. A second sleeve may be slidably and rotatably mounted on the free end of the said pivot pinand abutting on the outer end of the said flanged sleeve, a hand grip mounted on the outer end of the said second sleeve, and operative connecting means connecting the said second sleeve to the said pivot pin may be provided converting a rotary motion imparted on the said grip into an axial motion thereof. For example the said second sleeve may have a helical slot into which engages a lateral projection of the said pivot pin, recesses being provided in the lower wall of the said slot, the said lateral projection being adapted to be positioned in any of the said recesses, and a grip being mounted on the outer end of the said second sleeve, the inner end of the said second sleeve abutting on the outer end of the said flanged sleeve.

The said attachment means may be mounted on at least some of the said umbrella ribs, or alternatively to the said cup shaped member. In the latter case they may be ribbons fixed to the bottom of the said cup shaped member, adapted to tie the said head gear to the head of a person.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, an embodiment thereof will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a lateral elevation of the umbrella. frame structure in the closed position, with the fabric covering omitted;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the said frame structure, partly broken off, in the closed position;

Fig. 3 is a lateral elevation of the said structure in the unfolded condition.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the said frame structure, partly broken off, in the unfoldedcondition;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section along the line 5--5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the said upper sleeve on a larger scale;

Fig. 7 shows the head gear according to the invention in the position for use, on a smaller scale.

The head gear according .to the invention comprises a cup-shaped member 10 open on top and having a-bottom 11, a circumferential wall 12, and a central pivot pin 13 projecting upwardly from the said bottom 11.

On the said pivot pin 13 two cylindrical sleeves 20 and 30 are arranged slida'bly, one above the other. The lower sleeve 20, the height of which is slightly larger than that of the wall 12 of the cup 10, carries at its upper edgea rosette 21, the diameter of which is slightly larger than that of the cup 10. The lower end of the said sleeve 20 has a flange with an annular groove 22, open outwardly, into which an annular wire clip 23 is inserted which .is drawn through holes in the inner'ends of angularly bent umbrella ribs 40. This flange having the annular groove 22, forms an inner crown of the umbrella structure from which the umbrella ribs 3%) project star-shape, emerging through axial slots 14 on .the upper edge of the .wall 12 of the cup 14 which accordingly forms the cup-shaped member of the umbrella structure. Outside the cup 19 the umbrella frame ribs 40 are bent downwardly at an obtuse angle.

In order to prevent the umbrella .frame ribs 49 from leaving the said slots 14 in the wall.1:2 .of .the cup 10 in the upward direction, .an annular wire clip 15 is attached around the uppermargin of thecup.

' The upper sleeve 3%) is covered almost over its entire length by a grip body 31, --for example of spherical shape. The said sleeve30 has a slot.3.2 which in its lower portion runs along a generatrix, and-in its .upper'portion is formed'helically. The lower wall of the said helical slot portion is provided with rest recesses 33 (Fig. 6').

In-a radial bore16 of thepivotpin 13 there is mounted a lateral projection 17, which engages into the slot .32 of the upper sleeve 30. In the position of the'components according to the Figs. 1 and 2, i. c. with the grip 31 pulled up, the outer portions of the umbrella ribs 40 extend downwardly in the direction parallel to the pivot pin 13 past the cup 19. To this umbrella ribs 40 an umbrella fabric 41 is stitched (Fig. 7).

By depressing and turning the grip 31 fixed to the upper sleeve 30, the aforesaid components assume the position according to Figs. 3 and 4 so that the umbrella fabric 41 is stretched out. According to the tension desired the lateral projection 17 may be positioned in one of the recesses 33 of the slot 32. In the position according to Figs. 3 and 4 the rosette 21 rests on the rim of the cup 10 and overlaps the same so that no rain water can penetrate into it.

By turning the grip 31 in the opposite direction and pulling the same and the sleeve 30 upwards, the umbrella ribs 40 are again tilted downwardly into the position according to the Figs. 1 and 2, the sleeve 20 with the rosette 21 being again pushed off the said cup is).

The device described is moreover provided with means which allow the attachment of the spread-out umbrella frame as a head gear on the head of a person; For this purpose the attachment members may either be fixed to the umbrella ribs 40 by means of holders 42 (Fig. 1),

3 or on the bottom 11 of the cup by means of a screw 18 (Fig. 3).

The attachment means fixed to at least some of the umbrella ribs 40 by the aid of the holders 42 are rings of spring wire 43, by the aid of which the arrangement illustrated can be attached for example to a hat or to the head proper.

According to Fig. 7 the said attachment means are ribbons 19 fixed to the bottom of the cup-shaped member 10 by means of the said screw 18 and adapted to tie the said head gear to the head of a person. Or. the supporting rings 43 as well as at the underside of the cup 10, pads may be provided in order to prevent any painful pressure when wearing the device.

The guide slot 32 closed at both ends of the upper sleeve 30 for the transverse pin 17 could be replaced, if desired, by a helical slot of another shape or by a highpitch thread connection between the axle pin 13 and the sleeve 30.

The supporting rings 43 could be replaced by supporting or attachment members of a different kind, for example by stays or spring clamps.

By the aid of the screw 18 the whole appliance could be mounted on another carrier, if desired, as an auxiliary umbrella. Preferably the ribs of the umbrella portion can be constructed telescope-shape in order that they may be shortened in the condition of non-use.

The appliance described accordingly forms a head gear giving protection from rain, which can be attached as an umbrella on the head. The fabric may be replaced by artificial plastic sheet material, if desired.

While I have herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings what may be considered a typical and particularly useful embodiment of my said invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the particular details and dimensions described and illustrated, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. A head gear affording protection from rain, comprising in combination a foldable umbrella frame, a covering attached to the said umbrella frame, attached means adapted to secure the said umbrella frame in the spread out condition to the head of a person, the said umbrella frame including ribs, 21 flanged sleeve to which the said ribs are articulated at their inner ends, a cupshaped member having a bottom, a fixed pivot pin projecting centrally upward from the bottom thereof and having a plurality of spaced apart slots on the upper rim portion thereof, the said ribs passing star-shape through and being bent downwardly immediately outside slots of the said slotted rim and resting in collapsed position on the lower wall portions of the said slots, the said sleeve being mounted on the said pivot pin shiftabl up and down thereon, the said sleeve when moved downwardly carrying with it the inner ends of said ribs and turning the said ribs about the lower wall portions of the said slots in the rim of said cup-shaped member as their fulcrums and thus opening the umbrella frame.

2. A head gear as claimed in claim 1, comprising in addition: a rosette concentrically fixed to the outer end of the said sleeve and covering the said cup shaped member in the spread out position of the said umbrella ribs.

3. A head gear as claimed in claim 1, comprising in addition: a second sleeve slidably and rotatably mounted on the outer end of the said pivot pin and abutting on the outer end of the said flanged sleeve, a hand grip mounted on the outer end of the said second sleeve, and operative connecting means connecting the said second sleeve to the .said pivot pin, converting a rotary motion imported on the said grid into an axial motion thereof.

4. A head gear as claimed in claim 1, comprising in addition: a second sleeve having a helical slot, slidably and rotatably mounted on the said pivot pin, a lateral projection of the said pivot .pin engaging into the said slot, recesses being provided in the lower wall of the said slot, the said lateral projection being adapted to be positioned in any one of the said recesses, and a grip mounted on the outer end of the said second sleeve, the inner end of the said second sleeve abutting on the outer end of the said flanged sleeve.

5. A head gear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said attachment means are mounted on at least some of the said umbrella ribs.

6. A head gear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said attachment means are mounted on the said cup shaped member.

7. A head gear as claimed in claim 6, wherein the said attachment means are ribbons fixed to the bottom of the said cup shaped member, adapted to tie the said head gear to the head of a person.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 937,583 Edwards Oct. 19, 1909 1,727,104 Hartman Sept. 3, 1929 2,140,647 Myers Dec. 20, 1938 2,677,132 Marks May 4, 1954 

